Show REPUBLICS OF SOUTH WANT WAR South and Central Centra America Will Probably Line Up With the United States Washington Early Eary Early entrance of several of ot the South and Central Ameri American an nations into the war against Germany Is regarded here as practically certain Brazil aroused by the sinking of or her steamship Parana Is expected to become a belligerent this week and it is assume assumed that that her her lead will be followed promptly by other countries Reports of ot divided opinion in Argentina Argentina Ar Ar- gentina have given officials here little encouragement to look for aggressive action by that country Active support of the United States by at least two of the five central American republics and possibly by four would not be surprising g. Official reports that Estrada Cabrera president president dent of or Guatemala is contemplating seriously a break with Germany have been received So long as Mexico's course is undefined unusual interest is attached to the position of the central central central cen cen- American governments especially Guatemala controlling the southern frontier of or Mexico In the event of the development of an unfriendly situation sit sit- in Mexico it Is realized that Guatemala's role would be far from unimportant In Guatemala Cabrera has built up what is s regarded generally as the most efficient army in Central America Amer lea ica ca and with it he would be in a position position position po po- po- po to lend valuable assistance to the United States Antipathy between the Guatemalans and the Mexicans there has existed for years It is known that earnest efforts have ave been made by counselors of Cabrera to Induce him to enter promptly into the war If he does place his country in the list it Is expected that Nicaragua Nicara gua will quickly follow and that the thelong thelong thelong long standing difficulties between those two countries and Salvador and Honduras may be swept away In a desire to present a united Central America |